Shoe stretcher



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SHOE STRETCHEH Filed Feb. 13, 1939 Jmnntor QAFISSEL.

MWLM -W Patented Sept. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOESTRETC'HER.

Grant A. Fissel, Hanover, Pa.

Application February 13, 1939, Serial No. 256,040

2 Claims. (Cl. 12-12815) This invention relates to shoe stretchers ofthe disposed in the slotted portion I8 of the boss I4, type having apivotal toe piece mounted on one as shown in Fig. 2. end of a threadedrod, a heel piece threadedly The extremity of the rod I3 beyond theremounted on the rod, and an operating handle at duced portion I9thereof, is formed with a spherthe end of the rod opposite to the toepiece. ical head 20 which is adapted to fit loosely with- 5 An object ofthe invention is to provide an ing the bore I6, as shown in Fig. 2.improved stretcher in which the toe piece is piv- The construction ofthe toe piece II and the otally connected to the threaded rod in such amanner of connecting the forward end of the rod manner that the devicecan be fitted into shoes I3 to the toe piece, is such that the toe pieceis 10 of various shapes and sizes. free to move in all directions withrespect to the 10 In the accompanying drawing: rod. Due to the manner inwhich the rod is Figure 1 is a plan of a shoe stretcher embodyconnectedto the toe piece, said toe piece can be ing the invention; easilydetached from the rod by unscrewing the Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section of the plug H, in order that another toe piece of atoe and heel portion of the structure shown in different size or shapecan be mounted on the 15 Fig. 1; rod when desired.

Fig, 3 is a vertical transverse section taken on Mounted on the rod I3in spaced relation to the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and the toe piece II, is aheel piece 2I consisting of Fig. 4 is an inverted plan of the toe piece.a main body portion and two spaced apart up- 0 The improved shoestretcher comprises a toe standing lugs 22 and 23. The lugs 22 and 23are piece II which is formed to allow the member to for d r sp t v y w talined t d p be fitted or inserted into the toe portion of a ings 24 and25, as shown in F gfor the rod I3. shoe. Preferably the toe piece II isconstructed The rear end of the rod I3 is provided with of cast metal ofsuitable thickness having a dea handle 26, by which the rod is adaptedto be 25 pending side wall I2 of suitable form which is u ned o va y t edistance between the toe 25 substantially U-shaped in plan, as shown inpiece and the heel piece in well known manner. Fig. 4. The portion I2 ofthe toe piece is Open "*Having thus described my invention, what I atthe rear end of the toe piece, as shown in claim is:

Figs. 1 and 2, so as to provide free swinging 1. A shoe stretchercomprising a threaded rod movement of the toe piece II with respect to ahaving a spherical head at one end thereof, a toe 30 threaded rod I3which is connected at its forward piece having a boss dependingtherefrom, said end to the toe piece in the manner to be hereinbosshaving a longitudinal bore formed therein after fully described. Asshown, the toe piece for the headed end of said rod and an elongated hasan upper or main wall, designated by the slot formed therein for theportion of said rod number II and the side wall I2. rearwardly of thehead whereby the rod is free 35 Depending from the central portion ofthe toe to move lengthwise of said boss, and a threaded piece II andconfined by the side wall I2, as plug mounted in the lower end of saidboss for shown in Fig. 3, is a boss I4. The boss I4 is retaining theheaded end of the rod within the substantially cylindrical in form andextending bossfrom said boss forwardly towards the front end A Shoestr'etcher comprising a threaded rod 40 of the toe piece H, is areinforcing rib [5 (see having a spherical head at one end thereof, atoe Fig 4) piece having a substantially U-shaped side wall The boss I4is formed with a cylindrical bore depending therefrom a boss depending mthe I6 lengthwise therein. This bore extends the centiqal portlon of thetoe plepe and havmg entire length of the boss and its lower portion islongltudnilal bore fprmed thefem for the headed threaded for thereception of a plug FL end of sa1d rod, said rod having a reduced shankThe portion of the boss M opposite to the port1on ad acent the headedend thereof, said boss havin an elon ated slot formed the eh i side ofthe boss to WhlCh the r1b I5 is connected, the reduce? Shank iortion ofsaid rod,

60 foFmed with an elfmgated slot the rod is free to move lengthwise ofsaid boss, in Fig. 3 the slot I8 is also coextensive with the and athreaded plug mounted in the lower end f length of the boss. said bossfor retaining the headed end of the rod The threaded rod I3, adjacentits front end, within the boss.

is formed with a reduced portion I9 of suitable t This portion of t e dis ada ted to be GRANT A. FISSEL. 56

